Stress

Dlreiter

So, I am new to this board and planning but I feel like planning a wedding is more than a full time job!!! I eat, sleep, and breath organizing, researching, and planning!!!!!! OMG and it is just going to get worse I take it!!! hahaha :-)

BlueEyedBrideFL

Yep   But then it gets better, then more stressful when you get close - but then you will end up with a beautiful wedding!

I'm in the earlier stages of planning too, but the stress there will ease up once you get a little organized or have an idea what you want.  Personally, I like lists.  I have a wedding to do list that I keep in my purse, and when I have a couple minutes of down time during the day, I try to get at least one thing done.  And I printed out a calendar to write in all of my vendor appointments, and it has been a lifesaver.

Hang in there!  And always remember you can vent to us   We all get it.

sadou02

Hi and welcome to the board.  It does get stressful and it can become a full-time job. In the beginning I felt the same way.
My best advice would be to give yourself a task(s) to do each week. Dont try and research everything at once.  Try and work with the most important vendors/items first and worry about the small things later.

Dont let yourself be bogged down.  There is life outside of wedding planning and after the planning.

lgrn22

It does get better. I think I only stressed out about the Photographer and Venue, the two most important things to me. Everything else will fall into place.

waterroxy17

Don't worry it gets better as the planning process goes. I've been planning for 8 months and got all my big vendors out of the way and working on small ones. I think the most stressful times are the beginning and the end

michimich810

Welcome! there are waves of stress. Get those big vendors out of the way. then work on the little things one by one!! HTH!

herculeschloe

My wedding planner book has been my LIFESAVER! I was so overwhelmed at first (I'm planning mine in 5 short months) so once I had a guide to get me through what needed to be done at each step of the process, I started to breathe a little. Happy planning!

Dlreiter

Thanks for the support :-)

Dlreiter

Yes, and everyone seems to tell me their opinion even if I don't ask for it!

smuslin

Once you get your big checks in the stress dies down. I tried to get all my checks done as soon as possible.

But I agree you cant stop thinking about the wedding. Plus everyone who speaks to you wont stop talking about it to you. Which gets really old.

cramo003

We've all gone thru the same especially listening to everyone's opinions ... annoying I know! However, just make a list like pp mentioned and take one thinig at a time.